Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-18

his deputies we're so placed that all
unauthorized people should be kept
from the vicinity. The sherin
would only say that none of tne
condemned men showed any signs
OF breaking down. Rev. DR.. Bolton
of the First Methodist Church, cali
ed on Parsons. His visit lasted
about three minutes, and his efforts
70 get Parsons to consider spiritual
matters we're of no avail. When
supper was brought in from a neigh
boring restaurant all of the Anarcn'
lists partook of cream toast. Fischer
INDUCED in steak, and Engel ate
some mutton chops. All TOOK
coffee.
LINGG KILLS HIMSELF.
Louis Lingg, the bomb-maker, in
whose cell, last Sunday, were found
four bombs, committed suicide at
nine o'clock this morning. his
method of self.destruction was
worse than hanging. He coolly
placed a Illuminating cap in his
mouth and touched off the small
fuse attached to 1t with the candle
that was burning in his cell. The
explosion that followed inflicted
frightful wounds in the Anarchists
head, and he fingered in horrible
torture until shortly after two
o'clock this afternoon, when death
came to his relief. The jail warden
saw Llngg raise the candle, but
supposed he was about 10 light a
cigar. Immediately after the OK
plosion Deputy O'Neil rushed into
Lingg's cell, which was completely
enveloped in smoke. There he
found the Young Anarchist lying
on his back with great holes in his
head, from which the blood was
rushing in torrents. He was at
once carried into the jail Office and
placed on a table. He was still
breathing family, and while DIR.
GRAY was examining him he
caughed slightly, and the blood
poured forth again from his terrible
wounds and from his mouth and
nose.
The scene in Llngg's cell after
the explosion was ghastly. Teeth,
bits of jawbone and specks of flesh
and blood were scattered all over
the narrow compartment. A little
trail of blood marked the way over
the stone tagging to the room
where Lingg was carried. He pre-
sented a horrible sight, with the
lower part Of his jaw completely
torn of, and his thick auburn hair
still matted with blood. The
cheeks were torn out, and hung
down IN jagged pieces upon his
neck the teeth were knocked out,
the gums torn away, and but a
small stump Of the tongue appear
ed protruding from the mangied
throat. In the upper part OF the
throat, Immediately under the
lower part of the jawbone, a terri
BILE gap had been torn out from
the inside. The ball Of the thumb
of the left hand, with which he had
touched off the explosive in his
mouth, was torn open.
THEIR LAST NIGHT ON EARTH.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE
hours passed slowly in the county
Jail last night, slowly to both
watchers and watched. Spies did
not at first find slumber, and was
up until nearly 1 o'clock, aud he
fell asleep a few moments later
Before that he chstted pleasantly
with Deputy Sheriff Ruirk, smok'
ed cigars and engaged himself as
we'll as he could. He did not say
much about anarchy, except thai
he believed the sacrifice the law
was about to make would help the
cause. Of his mother, sister and
brothers he spoke feelingly, but NJ
never once said a word about Nina
Van Zandt.
Rev. DIR. Bolton called on Spies
and offered him spiritual consola
ton. The condemned man turned
an icy stare on the divine, and
said: "You can't pray for me; gC
pray for somebody else who need'
it. Idon't need prayers"
The deputy sheriff, who was will
Parsons for three hours last night
undertook when he vas relieved a
l o'clock to tell what the condemn
ed man had said, bat when he be
gan to realise the enormity Of tb'
| task be cut his narrative short b,
SO wing, "He was very cheerful
| arld hopeful
Such was indeed the case. Pal
sons was never IN better humo
than he was last night. He seem
ed to forget entirely that he woul'
| have to die within twelve hours, s
| interested did he become in his ow
harangue to the death watch. ii
talked about socialism, about al
archy, Hsymsrket, and his wifi
and children. 1t was not until b
realised this subject that he man
tested any sorrow or regret, an
the more he talked about it tn
more sorrowful he became. Abor
| IL o'clock Parsons went to sleel
and at 2 o'clock he was sleeping a
soundlv aa he aver did in his lifl